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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

With the average vehicle now older than ever before and fewer people capable of spending the kind of money required to purchase a brand-new automobile, maintenance has become even more relevant. A dud from a company offering below-average maintenance costs may very well outpace the typical vehicle from a brand that’s known for pricey upkeep.

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Government Auctions Dozens of Cars Seized From YouTuber

The Truth About Cars

They’re also being auctioned as-is, and their previous owner’s blasé view of the law could extend to his vehicles’ maintenance.& Oh, and let’s not forget copyright infringement. & Bidding runs through October 13, so if you’ve got the itch for a disgraced YouTuber’s Hellcat, this is your chance.

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Tesla Model 3 becomes newest member of the NYPD

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The lack of need to purchase gas and perform routine maintenance will save departments, and taxpayers, money in the long run. Todd Bertram, an officer with the Bargersville PD, revealed that costs associated with the Tesla’s charging and maintenance needs totaled $825 from August 2019 to August 2020.

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Report: Lamborghini's Details Wild New Hybrid V8

The Truth About Cars

While hybridization does allow for the motor to be smaller, perhaps dodging some attention from government regulators, the end goal is all about improving power delivery and maintaining a low center of gravity. However, the hybrid powertrain is obviously more Porsche 918 Spyder than Toyota Prius. The Huracán uses a 5.2-liter

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Tesla Model 3 added to MO Police Department’s fleet

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I sat and researched the new Ford Explorer interceptors, the Dodge Chargers. Many electric car owners consider the relatively low maintenance costs of EVs as good reason to transition away from fossil fuel cars. “It’s got an eight-year, 120,000 mile warranty on the battery alone.

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Clean Energy signs deals for more than 20M gallons of renewable natural gas in past 45 days

Green Car Congress

Clean Energy has been awarded a contract to build a fueling station that will accommodate both fast- and time-filling for the City of Sacramento, along with a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement, to fuel more than 100 natural gas refuse trucks with an anticipated 8 million gallons of RNG for the next 10 years.

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Insane Collection of White Porsches Sells for $30 Million

The Truth About Cars

The recent 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE that Mecum auctioned for over a million dollars is another example. The Texas garage they’re being kept in looks like it probably costs a fair bit of money and requires hiring someone to do the necessary maintenance on the collection, which includes another dozen non-Porsche cars.

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